October 7, 2013 at 5:30 PM - Agenda Review Session

I. Call to Order.

I.A. Announcement by the chairman whether a quorum is present and that the meeting had been duly called, and that notice of the meeting had been posted in the time and manner required by law.

I.B. Recognitions.

I.B.I. Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) Award Recipient.

II. Informational Tour of Facility.

III. Public Hearing on 2012 - 2013 Financial Accountability Report (School FIRST)

III.A. Open Public Hearing.

III.B. Receive Public Input.

III.C. Close Public Hearing.

IV. First Order of Business (Consent Agenda) for October 14 Regular Meeting.

IV.A. The Board will consider approval of the Budget Amendments.

IV.B. The Board will consider approval of the Minutes of the August 26 Budget, Tax Rate, and Agenda Review and the September 9 Regular meeting.

IV.C. The Board will consider approval of a Resolution regarding Extra Curricular Status of 4-H.

IV.D. The Board will consider the nomination of Yvonne Batts and John Stearns to the Board of Directors of the Taylor County Appraisal District.

IV.E. The Board will consider the nomination of Seaton Higginbotham to the Board of Directors of the Jones County Appraisal District.

IV.F. The Board will consider approval of the Instructional Materials/Textbook Adoption Committee.

V. Regular Agenda.

V.A. The Board will consider approval of the 2013-2014 Campus Improvement Plans.

V.B. The Board will consider approval for Cooper High School AP Social Studies to travel to Italy, France and England in March 2014.

V.C. The Board will consider appointment of members of the local School Health Advisory Council.

V.D. The Board will consider approval of the Texas Accountability and Intervention System (TAIS) Campus Intervention Plans for Woodson Center for Excellence and Houston SAC.

V.E. The Board will consider approval to Offer an Innovative Course Entitled Peer Accountability Council.

VI. Board Workshop.

VI.A. Career and Technical Education Management Oversight Review.

VII. Closed Session:  A closed session may be held under the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 including but not limited to Section 551.071, Section 551.072, Section 551.074, Section 551.076, and Section 551.082(a).

VII.A. The Board will consider and deliberate Personnel Employment, Assignments, Suspensions, and Terminations. (Section 551.074)

VII.A.I. Teachers and Other Professional Employment Contracts.

VII.A.II. Board Officers, organizational update. 

VII.B. Consultation with Legal Counsel regarding Pending or Contemplated Litigation. (Section 551.071)

VII.C. The Board may discuss the value, exchange and/or disposition of real property.

VIII. Reconvene from Closed Session; the Board may take action relevant to Items Covered During Closed Session.

VIII.A. The Board will consider approval of Personnel Recommendations.

VIII.A.I. Teachers and Other Professional Employment contracts.

VIII.A.II. Board Officers, organizational update.

VIII.B. Matters pertaining to Litigation, if any.

VIII.C. Matters pertaining to real property, if any.

IX. Board/Superintendent Announcements/Information.

IX.A. Superintendent's Report.

X. Adjournment.